{"podcast":{"title":"The Explainer","slug":"the-explainer-1063834","podcast_index_feed_id":1063834,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509","website_url":"http://thejournal.ie","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509/1765793812580-5cd8fe19-5170-4d0c-8527-121c6e6fa022.jpeg","author":"The Explainer","episode_count":422,"summary":"The Explainer is a weekly podcast from The Journal that takes a deeper look at one big news story you need to know about. What's the background? Why is this in the news? Get the facts behind the story from Ireland's biggest news website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T04:20:16.018886+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834"},"episode":{"title":"Will the government's fuel package actually work?","slug":"will-the-government-s-fuel-package-actually-work","published_at":"2026-04-16T16:37:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834/will-the-government-s-fuel-package-actually-work","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-explainer/episodes/will-the-governments-fuel-package-actually-work","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509/e/69e11028289eeb2c7bc21ec7/media.mp3","summary":"In response to the fuel protests, the government scrambled to announce a €505 million euro support package, slashing excise duties on petrol and diesel. But with the Strait of Hormuz now blockaded by Donald Trump and global oil prices continuing to surge, will these cuts actually be felt by consumers at the pump? And what does this massive supply chain disruption mean for Ireland's food and energy security? We’re joined by Dr Emma Howard, an economist at TU Dublin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In response to the fuel protests, the government scrambled to announce a €505 million euro support package, slashing excise duties on petrol and diesel.&n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1365,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-explainer-1063834/episodes/will-the-government-s-fuel-package-actually-work/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834/will-the-government-s-fuel-package-actually-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}